  Ashton starts South Caucasus visit November 15, 2011 - 09:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Baroness Catherine Ashton will pay a regional visit to the South Caucasus on November 15-17, and will be in Armenia on November 16-17. She is going to meet the President of the Republic, Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian, as well as representatives of civil society. During her meetings, HR Ashton is going to discuss the upcoming elections, EU-Armenia relations, the internal political situation and regional issues, Nagorno Karabakh conflict and Turkish-Armenian relations.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
